### Lesson Plan: English Comprehension for Junior Secondary 3
#### Topic: Structure - Personal and Possessive Pronouns
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#### **Lesson Objectives:**
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
1. Identify personal and possessive pronouns.
2. Differentiate between personal and possessive pronouns.
3. Use personal and possessive pronouns correctly in sentences.
4. Improve comprehension through targeted exercises involving pronouns.
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#### **Materials Needed:**
- Whiteboard and markers
- Handouts with example sentences
- Worksheets for practice
- Flashcards with pronouns
- Projector (optional for digital resources)
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#### **Lesson Duration: 60 Minutes**
1. **Introduction (10 Minutes):**
- Begin with a brief discussion about pronouns, asking students what they know and listing their responses on the board.
- Introduce personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) and possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs).
- Explain the function of pronouns in a sentence.
2. **Direct Instruction (10 Minutes):**
- Use the whiteboard to provide clear definitions and examples of personal and possessive pronouns.
- Show sentences on the projector or board:
- Personal pronouns: "He is reading." "They are playing."
- Possessive pronouns: "The book is mine." "The cat is hers."
3. **Guided Practice (15 Minutes):**
- Distribute handouts with sentences where students have to identify and underline the personal and possessive pronouns.
- Review the answers with the class, encouraging students to explain why they chose specific pronouns.
4. **Activity: Pronoun Matching Game (10 Minutes):**
- Divide the class into small groups.
- Provide each group with flashcards containing personal and possessive pronouns and matching nouns.
- Have students create sentences using both types of pronouns, ensuring they correctly match them in context.
5. **Independent Practice (10 Minutes):**
- Hand out worksheets with exercises requiring students to fill in blanks with the appropriate personal or possessive pronouns.
- Encourage students to work individually to reinforce their understanding.
6. **Assessment/Review (5 Minutes):**
- Quick oral quiz: Give sentences with missing pronouns and ask students to call out the correct personal or possessive pronoun.
- Collect worksheets to check understanding and provide feedback.
7. **Closing (5 Minutes):**
- Summarize the key points of the lesson.
- Encourage students to use newly learned pronouns in their writing and speech.
- Provide a preview of the next lesson, which will involve using pronouns in more complex sentence structures.
#### **Homework:**
- Assign reading from their textbook or a passage, asking students to highlight all personal and possessive pronouns and write them out in their notebooks.
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**Note:** Adjust the lesson plan as needed based on the students' progress and comprehension levels.